Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during November 2003 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by +1.1 percent as compared to November 2002 resulting in estimated travel for the month at 233.4 billion vehicle-miles. This total includes 90.9 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 142.4 billion vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

Travel for the current month as well the cumulative yearly total on all roads and streets is shown below. Similar totals for each year since 1970 are also included.

Travel in Millions
All Roads and Streets

Year

November

Year to Date

1970

89,684

1,030,417

1971

95,555

1,090,100

1972

100,791

1,167,324

1973

104,381

1,209,431

1974

105,079

1,184,562

1975

106,990

1,222,129

1976

112,996

1,296,132

1977

118,486

1,347,151

1978

123,690

1,423,616

1979

123,381

1,405,906

1980

123,420

1,396,059

1981

124,804

1,425,848

1982

127,061

1,465,342

1983

133,700

1,519,332

1984

137,272

1,580,675

1985

140,872

1,633,179

1986

147,813

1,688,612

1987

155,676

1,768,748

1988

162,957

1,860,788

1989

169,735

1,939,510

1990

171,565

1,978,880

1991

169,693

1,999,432

1992

177,380

2,066,153

1993

182,322

2,109,876

1994

190,074

2,164,501

1995

194,131

2,229,434

1996

199,643

2,280,740

1997

202,422

2,353,051

1998

211,178

2,409,060

1999

221,856

2,457,994

2000

222,799

2,528,489

2001

229,480

2,553,375

2002

230,766

2,622,041

2003

233,431

2,643,141

Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data. These data, collected at approximately 4,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide, are used to determine the percent change in traffic for the current month compared to the same month in the previous year. This percent change is applied to the travel for the same month of the previous year to obtain an estimate of travel for the current month.